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Acts 26:5 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Acts 26:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 26 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.”
Acts 26:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 26:5
After the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee (κατὰ τὴν ἀκριβεστάτην αἵρεσιν τῆς ἡμετέρας θρησκείας ἔζησα Φαρισαῖος)—Paul uses akribestatēn (ἀκριβεστάτην), the superlative form meaning "most exact" or "strictest," emphasizing the Pharisees were not merely religious but rigorously precise in Torah observance. This is Paul's third defense speech in Acts, delivered before King Agrippa II, and he strategically highlights his impeccable Jewish credentials.Which knew me from the beginning (προγινώσκοντές με ἄνωθεν)—The verb proginōskō means "to know beforehand," and anōthen means ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 26:5
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“he cried out in the council”
“an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world”
“from whom also I received letters to the brothers”
“that after the Way”
“of the stock of Israel”